Former Ukip leader Nigel Farage said the lorry attack on a Christmas market in the German capital, which left 12 dead and dozens injured, was 'terrible news... but no surprise'.
'Events like these will be the Merkel legacy,' Mr Farage said today and even suggested the German Chancellor's open borders policy was the worst decision by a European politician since Hitler...
Nigel Farage is slammed by Jo Cox's widower after he says Berlin terror attack is Angela Merkel's 'legacy'
Farage says deadly lorry attack in Berlin was 'terrible news but no surprise'
Says the terror attack will be 'the Merkel legacy' due to her open border policy
Brendan Cox, husband of murdered Jo Cox, lashed out at Farage in public spat
By Matt Dathan, Political Correspondent For Mailonline
20 December 2016
Jo Cox's husband has slammed Nigel Farage for blaming last night's deadly terror attack in Berlin on Angela Merkel's decision to open Germany's borders to more than a million refugees.
The former Ukip leader said the lorry attack on a Christmas market in the German capital, which left 12 dead and dozens injured, was 'terrible news... but no surprise'.
'Events like these will be the Merkel legacy,' Mr Farage said today and even suggested the German Chancellor's open borders policy was the worst decision by a European politician since Hitler.
Brendan Cox, whose wife was brutally killed in the streets of her Yorkshire constituency in June, lashed out at his comments.
He told him: 'Blaming politicians for the actions of extremists? That's a slippery slope Nigel.'
Nigel Farage, pictured on LBC radio today, said the lorry attack on a Christmas market in the German capital, which left 12 dead and dozens injured, was 'terrible news... but no surprise'
Brendan Cox, whose wife was brutally killed in the streets of her Yorkshire constituency in June, lashed out at Nigel Farage on Twitter
Mr Farage hit back at Mr Cox as he continued the bitter public spat on the airwaves and appeared to also take a swipe at him for his pro-immigration views.
He told LBC: 'It's a terrible thing what happened to his family, with the murder of his wife, but he continues to be active in the political arena and as I say, given some of the organisations that he supports, I can't just stand here and say I'm not going to respond.'
Mr Farage, a longstanding opponent of immigration, said we should be more straightforward in laying blame for terror attacks.
He said: 'Frankly, people like Mrs Merkel ought to take responsibility for what’s happened.’
The former Ukip leader added: ‘Whenever these terrible things happen the response is “well it’s no one’s fault, no one’s responsible, these things just happen”.
‘I’m sorry and I know I’ll be condemned for it but I think in the case of Germany we ought to be a little more straightforward.
President-elect Trump also sent out a tweet saying the 'civilized world must change thinking'
A suspected radical Islamic extremist murdered 12 and injured dozens gathered at a Christmas market in Berlin last night
‘The facts as we know them is that it’s a 23-year-old from Pakistan who came into Germany this February.
‘I have to say, I’m not even sure why someone from Pakistan qualifies for a refugee as opposed to being more of an economic migrant.
'But let’s be honest about this, Mrs Merkel made one of the worst policy decisions I’ve seen from a European politician in the last 70 years when she unconditionally said in the middle of 2015: “As many as want to come, can come”.
'There was no vetting, there was no checking and there were people like me standing up for months ahead of that saying we should not let our compassion imperil our safety and indeed our civilisation.'
Mr Farage's friend Donald Trump reacted to the horrifying events last night by vowing to 'eradicate' terrorists from the 'face of the earth'.
The president-elect, another fierce critic of Mrs Merkel's open borders policy, said it was a 'horrifying terror attack' and would push the US and its 'freedom-loving partners' to take on ISIS.
Dozens of ambulances and fire engines were sent to the scene in central Berlin at around 8.30pm local time
The deadly attack triggered a furious backlash against Angela Merkel's open borders policy
In Germany, Mrs Merkel has faced an avalanche of public anger over her open-doors policy.
She has come under huge political pressure for allowing nearly a million people fleeing conflict and poverty in the Middle East and Africa to arrive in the country this year and last.
A 23-year-old Pakistani asylum seeker named as Naved B, who entered the country under a false name, murdered 12 and injured dozens gathered at the market last night.
Last night the far-right anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party lashed out at Mrs Merkel.
Senior party member Marcus Pretzell tweeted: 'When will the German state of law strike back? When will this cursed hypocrisy finally stop? These are Merkel's dead!'
'Events like these will be the Merkel legacy,' Mr Farage said today and even suggested the German Chancellor's open borders policy was the worst decision by a European politician since Hitler...
Nigel Farage is slammed by Jo Cox's widower after he says Berlin terror attack is Angela Merkel's 'legacy'
Farage says deadly lorry attack in Berlin was 'terrible news but no surprise'
Says the terror attack will be 'the Merkel legacy' due to her open border policy
Brendan Cox, husband of murdered Jo Cox, lashed out at Farage in public spat
By Matt Dathan, Political Correspondent For Mailonline
20 December 2016
Jo Cox's husband has slammed Nigel Farage for blaming last night's deadly terror attack in Berlin on Angela Merkel's decision to open Germany's borders to more than a million refugees.
The former Ukip leader said the lorry attack on a Christmas market in the German capital, which left 12 dead and dozens injured, was 'terrible news... but no surprise'.
'Events like these will be the Merkel legacy,' Mr Farage said today and even suggested the German Chancellor's open borders policy was the worst decision by a European politician since Hitler.
Brendan Cox, whose wife was brutally killed in the streets of her Yorkshire constituency in June, lashed out at his comments.
He told him: 'Blaming politicians for the actions of extremists? That's a slippery slope Nigel.'
Nigel Farage, pictured on LBC radio today, said the lorry attack on a Christmas market in the German capital, which left 12 dead and dozens injured, was 'terrible news... but no surprise'
Brendan Cox, whose wife was brutally killed in the streets of her Yorkshire constituency in June, lashed out at Nigel Farage on Twitter
Mr Farage hit back at Mr Cox as he continued the bitter public spat on the airwaves and appeared to also take a swipe at him for his pro-immigration views.
He told LBC: 'It's a terrible thing what happened to his family, with the murder of his wife, but he continues to be active in the political arena and as I say, given some of the organisations that he supports, I can't just stand here and say I'm not going to respond.'
Mr Farage, a longstanding opponent of immigration, said we should be more straightforward in laying blame for terror attacks.
He said: 'Frankly, people like Mrs Merkel ought to take responsibility for what’s happened.’
The former Ukip leader added: ‘Whenever these terrible things happen the response is “well it’s no one’s fault, no one’s responsible, these things just happen”.
‘I’m sorry and I know I’ll be condemned for it but I think in the case of Germany we ought to be a little more straightforward.
President-elect Trump also sent out a tweet saying the 'civilized world must change thinking'
A suspected radical Islamic extremist murdered 12 and injured dozens gathered at a Christmas market in Berlin last night
‘The facts as we know them is that it’s a 23-year-old from Pakistan who came into Germany this February.
‘I have to say, I’m not even sure why someone from Pakistan qualifies for a refugee as opposed to being more of an economic migrant.
'But let’s be honest about this, Mrs Merkel made one of the worst policy decisions I’ve seen from a European politician in the last 70 years when she unconditionally said in the middle of 2015: “As many as want to come, can come”.
'There was no vetting, there was no checking and there were people like me standing up for months ahead of that saying we should not let our compassion imperil our safety and indeed our civilisation.'
Mr Farage's friend Donald Trump reacted to the horrifying events last night by vowing to 'eradicate' terrorists from the 'face of the earth'.
The president-elect, another fierce critic of Mrs Merkel's open borders policy, said it was a 'horrifying terror attack' and would push the US and its 'freedom-loving partners' to take on ISIS.
Dozens of ambulances and fire engines were sent to the scene in central Berlin at around 8.30pm local time
The deadly attack triggered a furious backlash against Angela Merkel's open borders policy
In Germany, Mrs Merkel has faced an avalanche of public anger over her open-doors policy.
She has come under huge political pressure for allowing nearly a million people fleeing conflict and poverty in the Middle East and Africa to arrive in the country this year and last.
A 23-year-old Pakistani asylum seeker named as Naved B, who entered the country under a false name, murdered 12 and injured dozens gathered at the market last night.
Last night the far-right anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party lashed out at Mrs Merkel.
Senior party member Marcus Pretzell tweeted: 'When will the German state of law strike back? When will this cursed hypocrisy finally stop? These are Merkel's dead!'
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